Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Chhih of warg tzu" | China | A god of Rain |
God name "Chi Sung Tzu" | China | Rain god. China |
God name "Chi Sung Tzu" | Chinese | Rain god. Chibirias... |
God name "Chih of warg tzu" | China | God of Rain. China |
God name "Ching Ling Tzu" | China | God of tea China |
God name "Chio Yuan Tzu" | China | God of the brain. China |
God name "Kuei ku Tzu" | China | Another god of fortune telling |
God name "Kuo Tzu i" | China | Another god of happiness |
Goddess name "NA CHA (here is a loud cry)" | Taoist / Chinese | Guardian god. A somewhat ambiguous god who is generally regarded as benevolent, but whose traditions hint at a more destructive aspect. He was born a god of human parents, the reincarnation of an older deity, Ling Chu-Tzu, the intelligent pearl. According to tradition, his father was Li Ching, who threatened to kill his mother because she claimed she was made pregnant by the mystical actions of a Taoist priest who told her she was to bear the child of a unicorn. Na Cha is said to have fought in the Shang-Chou war on the side of the Chou dynasty circa 1027 BC. His chief adversary was the sea dragon king. Ultimately he became involved with the goddess Shih-Chi Niang Niang, accidentally killed her attendant and, in remorse, committed suicide.... |
Goddess name "Tzu Sun Niang Niang" | China | Goddess of childbirth. China |
Goddess name "Tzu Sun Niangniang" | China | The mother goddess that has a protective role, She had been the wife of a mortal |
Goddess name "Tzu Sun Niangniang" | Chinese | Mother goddess. One of the nine dark ladies of the pantheon who are regarded as having a protective role. She was the mortal wife of a minor official and, having borne him five sons and two daughters, committed suicide in order to ensure her future chastity. She is invoked at weddings to provide children, especially sons, and special cakes are eaten by the bride and groom. One of her more famous sanctuaries, on the island of Taiwan, is the Yin Yang Stone.... |
God name "Tzultacah" | Mayan | The god who protects the crops and the game. Mayan |
Deities name "Tzultacah (mountain valley)" | Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Chthonic and thunder gods. A group of deities who combine the features of earth and Rain gods. Although there are considered to be an indefinite number of Tzultacahs, only thirteen are invoked in prayers. They live in, and may personify, springs and rivers, but each is the owner of a specific mountain. They are attended by snakes which are dispatched to punish mankind for wrongdoing. Non-poisonous varieties are sent to discipline against minor offenses, rattlesnakes for more serious depravity.... |
God name "Yu Tzu" | China | Rain god China |